When Haseen Dilruba was first released on Netflix, there were mixed reactions. Several critics felt we were glorifying toxic relationships like the one between Rani and Rishu (Vikrant Massey). Your thoughts.We are treading a fine line between reflecting and affecting society as people in this industry. If we don’t show a reflection of what society is, we are called out for being part of nonsensical and unrelatable narratives. When we mirror real life, then we are called out for promoting these things.We are caught in a precarious situation. I feel the world in the film and its characters are pretty much real, they are echoing the world we live in. You need to open the newspaper every day to see the bizarre stuff people end up doing. Regarding glorifying toxic relationships and misogyny, you need to see the film from the perspective of the characters; their actions are not making their lives better. It is not a happy ending. A relationship between a husband and wife cannot be happy if he has severed his arm for her, and they are absconding. So, we are not endorsing anything.It’s been 11 years since your debut in Chashme Baddoor. You have, over the years, created your genre of cinema with movies such as Pink, Saandh Ki Ankh and Thappad. How do you go about choosing roles?I know many say twisted, quirky, complex and out-of-the-box genres are what I thrive on. I have now realised that the things that I do are for my happiness, and it’s not to prove a point. It is about setting up challenges for myself and demonstrating my abilities and aptitude. I now need to go beyond the limitations and see myself grow as an artiste and human.What does your husband (Mathias Boe) have to say about the many shades of Taapsee we see on screen?We had been together for 11 years before we got married. He has seen more sides of me than one has seen on screen and has chosen to stay, so that is a positive. We complement and understand each other well.
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